3 June 2013

Sushi School and Kimchi Workshop on a hot summer day!

A newly opened place to eat sushi in Amoreiras Plaza, called Sushi School introduces a new concept of eating/learning: the sushi-chefs are teaching their pupils behind the counter. The pupils actually make the sushi, while the customers choose within the varieties available on that day. This means eating for a lower cost than in most sushi places. Very nice place. Good sushi. Delicious sesame ice cream with fresh strawberry and almonds.



In the end of the meal you are asked to rate your meal, the staff, the value for money and the place - they have a huge blackboard on your way out to express your opinion and to see everyone else's!


Summer seems to have finally arrived here in Lisbon! The days are hot and the evenings are deliciously warm and inviting to stay outside. The Book Fair (Feira do Livro) has started again and this weekend we tried going there after lunch but were unprepared for how hot it was, so we'll go again in one of these mild evenings... More on this soon :-)



Today, in the end of the afternoon I went to a free workshop in Museu do Oriente, to learn how to do Kimchi. Never heard of it? Well, its a Korean food, a sort of fermented combination of vegetables and spices. Quite easy to prepare and utterly good for you. Here is a simple Kimchi recipe
I tried to do this by myself and something went terribly wrong because the mixture got mold...
Now I think I've got it, so will try it again soon and share the many recipes given to us by the Korean ambassador at the workshop!


2 June 2013

Alfama is getting ready for "Festas de Lisboa"

A warm evening - it felt almost like summer - was all it took to take a walk in beautiful Alfama, a typical neighbourhood in Lisbon. This is the best time to go there, every street, restaurant, Fado house is getting ready for the "Festas de Lisboa". We had a wonderful meal and drank the first sangria of the season!


1 June 2013

Bike search (continues)

The bike search goes on, this time I tried some bikes in the newly opened BI+CA in LX Factory.



And I also browsed the internet for ideas and second hand bargains and... ended up completly hypnotized by these two I found somewhere on this website


Beautiful, right?

29 May 2013

Moments @ home: New things to do, old things found

1 - A strawberry desert to try, soon
2 - Leftover yarn - new projects to come!
3 - A chocolate/cinammon experiment to repeat soon (yum)
4 - A delicious vegetables "Cataplana" made for a dinner with friends (yum yum)
5 - A little Geisha that belonged to my grandmother 
6 - Leggings drying in the bathroom (how the hell is it rainning?)
7 -  A gift from Oman (I transformed 2 braceletes in a necklace)
8 - Origami experiment
9 - New sea treasures on my shelf (from the river beach, in Barreiro)
10 -"Fast Durer" hare, by João Moreno


Inspiration: the best thing I read today... "Giver of gifts"

Giver of gifts,
thank you.
When I was young
and knew nothing,
I asked for the sun.

You gave me a candle
which I put in my pocket,
and now…
a lifetime later,

I found the match.




Before & After: a tray I bought in Mercat del Encants, Barcelona

The only thing I bought in Barcelona, when I went there in March, was this piece (for 4 euros!). I found it in a spanish Flea Market  - the fabulous Mercat des Encants - knowing it requiered a bit of work to make it perfect.
It turned out pretty good, I think. The worst part was getting rid of all the glue underneath the paper! Once that challenge was overcome, I applied a special wax to restore the colour. The red fabric with white dots is a temporary solution, until the wax is completly dry (its still a bit sticky)!